Fort Morgan Civic Ass'n v. City of Gulf Shores

I concur in the result reached by the main opinion. I write separately to express concerns regarding this Court’s jurisprudence as to so-called “long-lasso annexations” as discussed in Part III of the main opinion and to comment on the use of the ore tenus standard of review in Part IV of the opinion.

Long-Lasso Annexations

The main opinion reasons from existing precedent to conclude that the acceptability of a “long-lasso” annexation turns on whether the “lasso” encompasses more than a public roadway. The opinion notes that in City of Fultondale v. City of Birmingham, 507 So.2d 489, 491…